"Merkel wants Serbia to surrender Kosovo"
Angela Merkel encouraged Kosovo Albanians to fight corruption, “behave responsibly and not stir up tensions", writes a former UN administrator in Kosovo.
Wednesday, 21.12.2011.
10:09
Angela Merkel encouraged Kosovo Albanians to fight corruption, “behave responsibly and not stir up tensions", writes a former UN administrator in Kosovo. But the German chancellor's main message during her visit on Tuesday "seemed more focused on Serbia", retired U.S. diplomat and UN peacekeeper Gerard Gallucci said in an article posted on the Transconflict website. "Merkel wants Serbia to surrender Kosovo" According to him, "Merkel had made it clear that for Germany, there was no way for Serbia to enter the EU unless it surrendered Kosovo". "Merkel did not say that Serbia must recognize Kosovo, but the conditions Merkel did lay down, however, would amount to a complete Serbian withdrawal from Kosovo," Gallucci said. “Germany requires that all barricades be taken down, ways found to regularize trade, joint 'border' control and the abolition of all Serb 'parallel' local institutions in the north - including municipalities, courts and schools,” the article continued. “In sum, Merkel's message was for the Kosovo Albanians to behave while German political and military pressure on Belgrade takes care of the north (of Kosovo),” wrote Gallucci. The former UNMIK administrator in norther Kosovo also said "it seemed clear that while some EU countries might be uncomfortable with putting Serbia into a corner, letting it choose to either surrender Kosovo or lose the EU, Germany was not feeling that way". “And Germany commands the EU at this historic juncture because it seems only Germany can bail out the Euro,” he added. “It also seems clear that Serbia cannot meet Merkel's conditions,” Gallucci said, adding that when it comes to the “so-called 'parallel' institutions, Belgrade has responded that perhaps it would be better if the internationals accepted them as it is impractical to imagine them disappearing.” “Many in Serbia are talking as if they believe EU candidacy is now unlikely and not the end of the world,” he pointed out. “The continued German effort to 'bludgeon' Serbia and the northern Serbs into surrender is either based on a stubborn belief that force can work or is a cynical way of keeping Serbia outside,” Galluci concluded. (Beta, file)
"Merkel wants Serbia to surrender Kosovo"
According to him, "Merkel had made it clear that for Germany, there was no way for Serbia to enter the EU unless it surrendered Kosovo"."Merkel did not say that Serbia must recognize Kosovo, but the conditions Merkel did lay down, however, would amount to a complete Serbian withdrawal from Kosovo," Gallucci said.
“Germany requires that all barricades be taken down, ways found to regularize trade, joint 'border' control and the abolition of all Serb 'parallel' local institutions in the north - including municipalities, courts and schools,” the article continued.
“In sum, Merkel's message was for the Kosovo Albanians to behave while German political and military pressure on Belgrade takes care of the north (of Kosovo),” wrote Gallucci.
The former UNMIK administrator in norther Kosovo also said "it seemed clear that while some EU countries might be uncomfortable with putting Serbia into a corner, letting it choose to either surrender Kosovo or lose the EU, Germany was not feeling that way".
“And Germany commands the EU at this historic juncture because it seems only Germany can bail out the Euro,” he added.
“It also seems clear that Serbia cannot meet Merkel's conditions,” Gallucci said, adding that when it comes to the “so-called 'parallel' institutions, Belgrade has responded that perhaps it would be better if the internationals accepted them as it is impractical to imagine them disappearing.”
“Many in Serbia are talking as if they believe EU candidacy is now unlikely and not the end of the world,” he pointed out.
“The continued German effort to 'bludgeon' Serbia and the northern Serbs into surrender is either based on a stubborn belief that force can work or is a cynical way of keeping Serbia outside,” Galluci concluded.
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